A collated overview on the evaporative cooling applications for photovoltaic modules

M Cengiz, İ Kayri, H Aydın - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Cooling of photovoltaic modules is a crucial subject because it recovers and improves the
module's electrical efficiency, power output, and lifetime, especially in hot and arid climates …

Environmental impacts of photovoltaic power plants in northwest China

L Luo, Y Zhuang, H Liu, W Zhao, J Chen, W Du… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past decade, approximately 17% of the world's photovoltaic capacity has been
installed in China, especially in the northwestern desert areas. The impacts of the …

[PDF][PDF] An experimental study of combining a photovoltaic system with a heating system

R Hosseini, N Hosseini, H Khorasanizadeh - World renewable energy …, 2011 - ep.liu.se
Solar photovoltaic and thermal systems are potential solutions for current energy needs.
One of the most important difficulties in using photovoltaic systems is the low energy …

Review on the application of machine vision in defrosting and decondensation on the surface of heat exchanger

B Yang, X Zhu, M Liu, Z Lv - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Under low outdoor temperature and high humidity, frost easily forms on the Heat Exchanger
(Exchanger) surface on the outdoor side. The formation and growth of this frost layer will …

Performance analysis of an open-flow photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector with using a different fins shapes

MG Ajel, E Gedik, HA Abdul Wahhab, BA Shallal - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Generally, photovoltaic panels convert solar energy into electricity using semiconductor
materials in their manufacture by converting energy into electricity by absorbing heat from …

Simulation and forecasting of power by energy harvesting method in photovoltaic panels using artificial neural network

H Demir - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat is an important efficiency reducing factor in photovoltaic systems. Although many
studies in the literature are related to the removal of waste heat from photovoltaic panels, the …

Simulation research on distributed energy system based on coupling of PV/T unit and wind-to-heat unit

XY Sun, XH Zhong, CZ Wang, T Zhou - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
With people's pursuit of high-quality life, building energy consumption is increasing. To
expand the development and utilization of renewable energy in building energy supplement …

An analysis of surface-soiling and self-cleaning of photovoltaic panel under condensation

W Yuan, H Li, K He, Y Ge, SM Huang - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Dust on the PV surface is well known to cause significant losses in energy yield. Complex
physical and chemical interactions occur between dust and condensate on the surface of PV …

Study on unsteady operation characteristics of soil heat storage and photovoltaic/thermal coupling system in summer

G Qiu, S Su, Y Cao, W Cai - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The photovoltaic efficiency in summer decreases with the increase of temperature. Using
soil to cool photovoltaic increases the efficiency of photovoltaic and stores heat in the soil. In …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of antifogging nanocoatings: Recent developments and application

O Sanni, J Ren, TC Jen - Results in Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Transparent materials are essential to our daily lives. It's very well recognized that their use
in windshields, cars, windows, mirrors, and eyewear makes our everyday tasks more …